Daily Market Reports Hogs and Cattle Prices
Chicago market notes estimated hog receipts 15,000 with 11,203 holdover while cattle receipts reach 11,000 with 23,000 more expected. Beef and butcher cattle steady. calves dull. Hog top 15.60 with many sales 13.70 to 16.50. heavy and light weights variably priced. Sheep fat classes unevenly lower. feeders firm. Official yesterday totals: receipts 15,278 hogs 8,415 cattle 27,962 sheep 1,811. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co. Continuous cash quotes for wheat corn oats rye and other commodities follow in detail.
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Chicago
Omaha
Washington
Warsaw
London
Evening News
Wrangel
Russia
George
Scotland
Ats
Park
Reflecting on Railroad Crossing Fatalities and Driver Culpability
An editorial warns of the daily toll from railroad crossing accidents. It cites a Illinois family tragedy and a reported four thousand plus annual deaths or injuries, urging drivers to learn from others’ mistakes and avoid reckless behavior at crossings.
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Illinois
Crossing Horror Prompts Call for Caution at Tracks
A train wreck near a rural crossing leaves a prosperous farmer, his family, and others dead or injured. The incident underscores the need for safer crossings and attentive driving to prevent future tragedies.
Orchid hybrids rise amid greenhouse crossbreeding
Wild orchids show remarkable characteristics but hybrids produced by experts in greenhouses are surpassing older varieties. The crossbreeding is slow yet fascinating as varieties proliferate due to their vivid color and form, fragrance, and easier cultivation.
The Black Cap Songbird Describes Its Song and Habitat
The black cap is a noted English songster whose song is sweet full and clear though brief. It expresses a wide variety of tones second only to the nightingale and is commonly found in orchards and gardens.
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England
Eatonic
Dairy experts in demand and farm market risks
The Iowa State College dairy department reports eleven graduates in dairying with positions, salaries from 1800 to 3900 and an average of 2258, plus 52 six month course graduates earning 900 to 1800. Farm analyses warn of tough income as land values rise, with 1919 surveys showing many farmers earning little after increased capitalization. Ten miles of paving brings Iowa to 35 miles total, while material shortages slow progress. Foreign markets are urged to sustain farmer prosperity, noting reduced demand for condensed milk in Europe and the need for new outlets.
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Iowa State College
The
Univeruate
Mortensen
H. B. Munger
Iowa
Warren
Warren County
Munger
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Europe
Fair boosters push drive for stock subscriptions
Interest in the fair is rising as threshing season limits drives. W P Wells and Frank Beatty toured Seventy six township, finding enthusiasm but many workers away. Harley Marden appointed township chairman. expected township contribution reaches at least 5000 dollars with about 50000 dollars already subscribed overall. Boosters anticipate better conditions next week to advance stock subscriptions.
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W. P. Wells
Frank Beatty
Seventy-six
Harley Marden
Buyer Buys Fine Hereford Bull for Riverside Route 2 Farm
L. A. Smith of Riverside Route 2 purchased a fine Hereford bull from Missouri. The yearling son of the World’s Champion Hereford, the bull intends to boost the Smiths’ entry into the purebred cattle business using the Want Ads.
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L. A. Smith
Riverside Route 2
Missouri
Mr. Smith
Silent Wife costume wins first prize at ball
North London reports a mix up at a fancy dress ball where a young woman dressed as The Silent Wife was awarded first prize for her impersonation of a telephone operator. The error was later noted as a painful mistake in judging.
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London
Eucalyptus Trees of Gippsland Impress in Bark Shedding
The Gippsland grand eucalyptus trees rival the world’s giants in beauty. They shed old bark, but the new bark remains sound and clean, smooth beyond one hundred feet of growth. Advertisements are news and should be read.
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Gippsland
Peculiar Armenian Custom Proposal Affects Divorces
A World Outlook report from Erivan Armenia notes a near East relief worker describes an old Armenian custom forbidding a bride to speak to any man other than her husband for seven years. The measure reportedly decreases divorces by enforcing strict marital silence.
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Erivan
Armenia
Nuts grown in United States
The only nuts farmed widely in the United States are English walnuts and almonds in California with pecans thriving in the southern states. Pecan culture has become a significant and highly profitable industry in the South.
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United States
California
Tate
Produce prices and poultry rates listed for the day
The notice gives day’s prices for cream butter, fresh laid eggs per box, hens and old roosters by weight, and mentions steers or cows and other livestock in the market. Specific figures are garbled but indicate a typical commodity price sheet from a local market.
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Ile
Wonderful Lydia E Pinkham testimonial from Chattanooga
Mrs. R. A. Fampurn of Orchard Knob Avenue, Chattanooga testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her during pregnancy and after, easing back pain dropsical effects and dizziness. She claims lasting strength and urges others to try the medicine for women’s ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chattanooga
Tenn
R. A. Fampurn
Orchard Knob Avenue
Prescription Claims Cure For Rheumatism By James H Allen
James H Allen suffered with rheumatism for years and devised a treatment claiming to dissolve uric acid deposits in joints and eliminate symptoms. He offered his discovery to others with reported success and arranged for druggists to offer refunds on unused bottles if no benefit was shown.
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James H. Allen
Atl
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Daily Market Reports
Close OF Grain Futures
Beach Wickham Grain
Morrison Building
Washington, Lows
Chicago Cash Close
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
Timothy
St. Louis
Conbige Yooca
John A. Babcodge
Commission
Ilianoia
Journal’s Farm Department
Mutual
Cream Station
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Iowa
Marco Farm
Jamison & Hill
Democrat
Joe, JR
Bethel Church
Duke
Kolosick Bros
DELCO
Delco-Light
W. E. Cox
Ina Atn
Drug Sherman’s Store
Property Owners Federation, Inc
Carlson
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Nnreem
Bruns Seed Store
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